Danno

LOOKIT DAT, LOOK AT THAT!!!!!

Outstanding!

Personally, I thought it was kinda fun -- searching the issue for more info on cover models, even though the info wasn't there. I thought it was a neat ploy to get readers to check every page - even when a reader might otherwise "skip" a contest for some unknown reason. Pure inadvertent error? That's okay, too. No harm, no foul. I knew I recognized the Deuce, and that I had seen the wagon somewhere, some time . . . All things considered, no biggie.

Dittos!

Another beautiful build emerging. Engine looks great, Harry!

Scammers know no bounds. Common decency is a concept totally foreign to them. Dirtbags.

Love it!

Very informative, comprehensive review, Ron! Outstanding. Thank you.

Outstanding, Steve!

That's a beauty!

Everything goes bad in CAlifornia, even glue.

And, yet. So many have been eagerly awaiting the contest issue ~ what you call 'a pretty little picture book.' Apparently not everyone in the world views it the same way you do. For years, MCM has published a comprehensive contest issue as one of its 9 issues annually. Had you not noticed before? And . . . 80 pages! WOW! The usual issue consists of 58 pages. So, Issue 202 is nearly 50% larger than a typical issue? Not bad. The rest of us are happy. Can you be happy for us, Jimmy? If not, just hang in there, Jimmy. The next issue will be back to usual non-contest content.

We had Dips - but only for staff and detective cars. Our patrol cars were Chrysler Newports. I held onto a screaming '78 Fury (like the AMT Monaco kit) as long as I could. It was originally a patrol car that was repainted to a cool dark red metallic. But its age caught up with it and when it was surplussed out, I inherited my Captain's Dip. It was a sweet ride, though, and by that time I figured I had to 'grow up' and show my maturity. LOL. The Dip did that for me. Less performance, but more luxury: cloth upholstery with wood accents, full wheel covers, vinyl roof, and lots of chrome. Celebritys as patrol cars?!?! OMG. Even worse than our earlier experiment with Buick Centurys. Talk about dogs that couldn't hunt!

WoW!!!

The common cold. All too common.

A cold.

Wow. Allow me to be the first to say . . . awesomely fantastical!

Unfortunately, there are many who have forgotten what it was and what it means. And, there are far too many who will never 'get it.'

Amen, Charlie!

Excellente.

Stunning. Purely stunning!

Niiiiice!

Indeed you can, Harry. Indeed you can.

Agreed. The more, the merrier! Many of us take the position that the Eisbrenner bodies are a very important part of fire apparatus modeling history. I, for one, want to know all there is to know about them. And, BTW - Bill is spot-on. My first Eisbrenner body is one of the first handful he produced. It is fiberglass layup with gelcoat exterior. As I recall the original account by Mr. Eisbrenner himself, those fiberglass bodies were formed in a female plaster mold that was taken from his original hand carved wood buck. The resins came much later and they were cast by Resin Unlimited with Mr. Eisbrenner's collaboration, and they were marketed under the name Uptown Body Works by Uptown Automotive of Utica, NY.

Harry, Words fail me. Everything that has come to mind so far has already been said (written) by others. I can only add my voice to the chorus. Know that we care for you, my friend, and we're thinking of you, pulling for you, and praying for your quick, full recovery - with a smooth ride along the way. This is shocking news, as I know it was for you. But you got it right ~~ we are your second family. Count on it. We're here with you and for you. Godspeed.